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Ochna pulchra
pulchra
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Chinotimba, Victoria Falls
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| Synonyms: |
Ochna antunesii Engl. & Gilg |
| Common names: | Mermaid tree (English) Peeling-bark ochna (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small deciduous tree. Bark very distinctive, rough and scale-like on the lower stem, flaking and smooth higher up (hence giving rise to the name of Mermaid tree). Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, appearing entire but usually indistinctly toothed near the apex. Flowers pale yellow, very short-lived. Fruit 1-3 small kidney-shaped drupes, surrounded by the pink to red, elongated, persistent calyx. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pulchra: beautiful |
| Habitat: | In open woodland, particularly on sandy soils. |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
| Growth form: | T |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 144 - 145. (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 86. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Ochna pulchra:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ochna pulchra
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ochna pulchra
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ochna pulchra
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ochna pulchra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ochna pulchra
JSTOR Plant Science: Ochna pulchra
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ochna pulchra
Tropicos: Ochna pulchra
West African Plants database: Ochna pulchra
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